Electric iron having revolving disks in pressing surface



July 19, 1949.

Filed July 6, 1945 Fgeuae l. I

J. A. HOLDEN ELECTRIC IRON HAVING REVOLVING PISKS IN PRESSING SURFACE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1' IZA IN VEN TOR.

JOHN A HOLDEN ATTORNEYS y 1949- J. A. HOLDEN 2,476,663

, vELECTRIC IRON HAVING REVOLVING DISKS I PRESSING SURFACE Filed July e, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 N uKDQE INVENTOR.

JOHN A HOLDEN ATTORNEYS July 19, 1949. Y J. A. HOLDEN 2,476,663

ELECTRIC IRON HAVING REVOLVING DISKS IN PRESSING'SURFAGB Filed July 6, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 FIGURE 3 IN"ENTOR.

JOHN A. HOLDEN ATTDR N EYE Patented July 19, 1949 UNITED STATES, PATENT OFF'lCE' ELECTRIC IRON HAVING REVOLVING DISKS IN PRESSING SURFACE John Allan Holden, Cassville, Mo.

Application July .6, 1945, Serial No. 603,431

1 Claim.

My present invention, in its broad aspect, has to do with improvements in revolving ironing surfaces for electric irons, whereby two discs, one smaller than the other and toward the point of the iron, revolves at a higher speed in a direction opposite to that of the larger disc to smooth out wrinkles, facilitate free and easy gliding of the iron over the fabric being ironed, and otherwise produce a smoother, finer ironed surface with less effort and labor than with an ordinary electric iron. More particularly, it is my purpose to provide a pair of oppositely revolving discs of different size and operating at different speeds, to which are connected intermeshing gears, one larger and the other smaller, and a small electric motor connected to the larger gear which has a speed control and operating switch conveniently located on the handle and the body of the iron so that the iron may simply be gently guided and pushed over the cloth and all wrinkles and the like will be eradicated. Furthermore, the discs, motor, gears, shafts, and an insulating plate above the heating coil are conveniently supported by a bar connect ed with the iron, preferably with the point and heel, andeach disc on its under side has cooling fan blades which tend toward the attainment of a more practical and improved device. My iron has heat control switches, a symmetrically formed body housing all of the above parts, and the usual resistance coils for supplying the heat.

Other and equally important objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the following description and drawings, and it is pointed out that changes in form, size, shape,

materials, and construction and arrangement of parts may be made-and are within the purview of my broad inventive concept, and the scope of the appended claim. I

In the drawings, wherein I have illustrated a preferred form of my invention- Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal-view showing the gears, motor, supporting bar, insulation and electrical connections to the resistance heating element, and

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the iron and shows the revolving discs.

In the drawings, wherein like characters of reference are used to designate like or similar parts throughout the several views:

The numeral l designates the symmetrically formed body of the electric iron which has the usual ironing face 2 with a heel 3 and point 4. The body has a lead-in plug 5 through which the usual electric cord connections (not shown) to a wall plug or the like are attached, and which has cables 6; At the top of the iron is a handle I. A supporting :bar 8 extending from one end to the other longitudinally of the iron has bent downward ends 9 which are turned toward each other, as at M, and connected by screws II to bores Me on the inner surface of the floor or face of the iron 2. Fixed to the bar 8 by opposed lock nuts l 2 are the sleeves l3 which are exteriorly threaded, as at M, to receive the lock nuts. Attached to the lower ends of the sleeves is the electrical resistance or heating plate l5 over the ironing face 2. Above the plate i5 is mounted by screws l 6 to this bar 8, an insulating sheet H. The electrical connections l8 and ill for the plate I 5 lead to a heat control switch 20 on the top of the iron and thence to the cables 6 and plug 5. The connections i8 and is are insulated, as at 2 l. Rotatably journalled in the sleeves l3 are shafts 22 on which are mounted, respectively, a large rotating ironing plate or disc 23 and a smaller, oppositely and more rapidly rotating ironing plate or disc 24 near the point of the iron. To the shaft of the large disc has mounted thereon a large gear 25 which intermeshes with the smaller gear 26- see Figure 2--and on the bottom of each are formed a plurality of cooling fan blades 2'5. To the shaft of the larger disc is connected a small electric motor 28 which is hung from screws 29 through a plate 29a at the top of the body of the iron, and a speed control switch 30 is provided at the top of the iron for the motor. An operating switch 3i, having cable connections 32 to the motor, is mounted conveniently on the handle of the iron.

From the foregoing it is believed that the operation and advantages of my invention will be apparent, but it is again pointed out that interpretation of the scope of my invention should only be conclusive when made in the light of the subjoined claim. a

I claim:

An electric flatiron comprising a body having a bottom ironing face formed with a toe and heel portion, supporting means fixed at the opposite ends to said toe and heel portions, a pair of depending sleeves fixed to said supporting means, a pair of shafts mounted for rotation in said sleeves, a pair of oppositely rotating ironing discs mounted on the lower ends of the shafts within the body and having their ironing faces flush with the bottom ironing face of the body, a large gear mounted on the shaft adjacent the heel portion of the body, a small gear mounted on the shaft adjacent the toe portion of the body and means including speed controlling means for imparting motion to said discs-having driving connection with the shaft carrying the large gear.

JOHN ALLAN HOLDEN.

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